Shonkor Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shonkor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shonkor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Shonkor (404) may also be a first name.

Shonkor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shonkor Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shonkor is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Shonkor.

How Common Is The Last Name Shonkor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shonkor is the 11,742,229th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Shonkor live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 429,175th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 404 people.

The surname Shonkor is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 177,142,758. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Shonkor occurs in one country. It is also found in Ukraine, where 50 percent live.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shonkor
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